29th Call for ERG Proposals. Deadline: 31st March 2019 - CLOSED

The 29th Round of the Exploratory Research Grants under the PEDL initiative is now closed. Proposals submitted by 11:59pm GMT on 31st March 2019 will be considered for funding.

Exports, Imports and Exchange Rate in LICs: Firm Level Evidence From Zambia

This paper adds to the literature on exchange rate and international trade by reexamining the effect of sustained currency fluctuation on the flow of exports and imports. We estimate the effect of strong exchange rate movement on trade by exploiting a regression discontinuity design.

Working Paper

11 Sep 2024

Africa's Manufacturing Puzzle: Evidence from Tanzanian and Ethiopian Firms

Recent growth accelerations in Africa are characterized by declining shares of the labor force employed in agriculture, increasing labor productivity in agriculture, and declining labor productivity in modern sectors such as manufacturing.

Journal Article

6 Sep 2024

Factors Moderating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Large-Scale Firms in Nepal

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic ruthlessly affected almost all aspects of human life—the industrial sector as well.

Journal Article

6 Sep 2024

Production Network Disruptions: Evidence from the Civil-Conflict in Ethiopia

This study investigates the role of trade networks in the dissemination and amplification of economic shocks using the 2020 Ethiopian civil war as a quasi-natural experiment.

Working Paper

6 Sep 2024

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29th Call for ERG Proposals. Deadline: 31st March 2019 - CLOSED

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Production Network Disruptions: Evidence from the Civil-Conflict in Ethiopia